House Hunting

Debbie got a job offer in Taipei that she couldn’t pass up, so she decided to move there. However, she had no idea that finding a place in Taipei would be a tough task. After checking in at a hotel, she started searching online for available apartments. She finally saw one that looked pretty decent and was right in the city center. To her surprise, the rent was quite affordable, so Debbie dialed the landlord’s number and made an appointment to see it that evening. To get to the apartment, Debbie had to walk through dark alleys with homeless people lying around. When she got there, she was very disappointed because it was very old and smelly and the furniture was falling apart. It looked nothing like its pictures on the Internet. Debbie might have found her dream job, but she definitely didn’t find her dream home.

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黛比接到一份她無法輕言錯過、地點在台北的工作機會，於是她決定搬去那裡。然而，她卻沒想到在台北找房子竟是困難重重。在飯店登記入住後，她便開始在網路上找可供出租的公寓。最後她看到一間看起來還不錯又位在市中心的房子。令她驚訝的是，它的房租還算負擔得起，因此黛比撥電話給房東安排當晚看屋。要抵達那間公寓，黛比必須穿過有許多流浪漢橫躺在路上的暗巷。她抵達那裡時非常失望，因為它不但老舊又臭薰薰的，而且家具也快要散開來。那間房子看起來一點也不像網路上登的照片。黛比也許找到了她夢想的工作，但絕對沒找到她夢想的家。

pass up.../pass...up　　錯過／放棄……
check in　　辦理入住／登機手續
affordable [ J`fOrdJbL ] a. 負擔得起的；買得起的
College students love instant noodles because they are very affordable.
disappointed [ :dIsJ`pOIntId ] a. 失望的，沮喪的

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（本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌，完整內容請見二月號。）

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Hunting for a New Place

Rob is seeking advice from his friend Ellen.
R: Rob　　E: Ellen
R: Can I ask you a favor, Ellen?
E: Sure. What can I do for you?
R: My mom asked me to move out. She wants to turn my room into her own personal yoga studio.
E: That's too bad. What are you going to do?
R: I need to find a place of my own.
E: What kind of space are you looking for?
R: I'd like a one-bedroom, rooftop apartment with a view. Hopefully, it'll be located near an MRT station. Oh, and it has to be under NT$5,000 a month.
E: Get real! You're not going to find anything like that at that price.
R: Maybe my mother will increase my allowance when I move out. After all, I'll be 33 years old next week.

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羅伯正在尋求他朋友艾倫的意見。
羅　伯：我可以請妳幫個忙嗎，艾倫？
艾　倫：好啊。你要我做什麼？
羅　伯：我媽要我搬出去住。她想把我的房間改造成她的個人瑜珈室。
艾　倫：那真是不太妙。那你打算怎麼做？
羅　伯：我得自己找地方住了。
艾　倫：你想找什麼樣的地方？
羅　伯：我想要一間位在頂樓、有一個臥房和良好景觀的公寓。這間公寓希望能在捷運站附近。喔，還有每個月的房租必須低於新台幣五千元才行。
艾　倫：別作夢了！你開的這種價錢找不到那樣的公寓的。
羅　伯：或許我搬出去後，我媽就會提高我的零用錢。畢竟我下星期就要滿三十三歲了。

move out　　搬出去住
turn A into B　　將 A 變成 B
The prison was turned into a tourist attraction after the government shut it down.

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表達同情或惋惜
當聽到別人的不幸遭遇或感到可惜時，您可以說 That's too bad.（這真是太糟糕了。），其他的類似說法尚有 It's a pity/shame.（真可惜。），或是 What a pity/shame.（真是太遺憾了。）
例 A: I'm afraid that I can't join your hotpot gathering because I have to work overtime.
B: What a pity.

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House Hunting

Debbie got a job offer in Taipei that she couldn’t pass up, so she decided to move there. However, she had no idea that finding a place in Taipei would be a tough task. After checking in at a hotel, she started searching online for available apartments. She finally saw one that looked pretty decent and was right in the city center. To her surprise, the rent was quite affordable, so Debbie dialed the landlord’s number and made an appointment to see it that evening. To get to the apartment, Debbie had to walk through dark alleys with homeless people lying around. When she got there, she was very disappointed because it was very old and smelly and the furniture was falling apart. It looked nothing like its pictures on the Internet. Debbie might have found her dream job, but she definitely didn’t find her dream home.

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黛比接到一份她無法輕言錯過、地點在台北的工作機會，於是她決定搬去那裡。然而，她卻沒想到在台北找房子竟是困難重重。在飯店登記入住後，她便開始在網路上找可供出租的公寓。最後她看到一間看起來還不錯又位在市中心的房子。令她驚訝的是，它的房租還算負擔得起，因此黛比撥電話給房東安排當晚看屋。要抵達那間公寓，黛比必須穿過有許多流浪漢橫躺在路上的暗巷。她抵達那裡時非常失望，因為它不但老舊又臭薰薰的，而且家具也快要散開來。那間房子看起來一點也不像網路上登的照片。黛比也許找到了她夢想的工作，但絕對沒找到她夢想的家。

pass up.../pass...up　　錯過／放棄……
check in　　辦理入住／登機手續
affordable [ J`fOrdJbL ] a. 負擔得起的；買得起的
College students love instant noodles because they are very affordable.
disappointed [ :dIsJ`pOIntId ] a. 失望的，沮喪的

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（本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌，完整內容請見二月號。）

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